Hot Dog! Hot Dog! Hot Diggity Dog! ~Upated 12/15 Darn! That's the end!

[monymony3471]

Note to self: If Monica's MIL is driving and wants to merge into my lane... just let her go.

Yes! I haven't let her drive me anywhere in the last 20 years.

She offered to drive when Tim and I were tired and the whole car answered with a resounding NO! Children included.

 

[monymony3471]

I awake and I am anxious.

I have this nervous feeling going on. I stayed up late packing everything we would need for the park this day, I wanted to leave early so we could for absolutely sure make park opening. This was the only day this mattered. I didn’t care if we made any of the others, although yesterday we made it to opening.

My kids grumbled when I woke them and told them to shower.

Wash everything I warned them.

Real good too I added.

In this heat? Does it really matter if we shower or not? I doubt it, but we do it anyways.

I have a list of people we are meeting today from the Dis at AK today.
Lynda (one of the disfreaks) and I are finally meeting up! We missed each other about 6 years ago on one of our at the same time trips. She was living in Il at the time but now a resident of FL. She arranged to come to the park today so we could spend some time together. She’s also bringing her cutie pie, and I have watched him grow up in pictures on FB. He is so lucky to have a talented mamma who takes the best pictures I have seen!

Another friend I’ve meet here on the Dis is mousehouselover, or Noni. Another lucky one who has moved to FL and is able to go the world anytime she wants. It really felt good meeting up with people you have come to know here on the dis. Her DH is even a CM at AK, HCIT?

We had a great time and met up at the Safari, we strolled around and caught the Finding Nemo show. We had gotten there early and had time to talk and it was like our own little mini Dis meet. Lynda spent the morning with us with her mom and her darling son and then they had to leave. Noni was able to hang out longer and have lunch with us. It’s really nice to meet people for the first time and it not feel like a first time meeting, it is so easy to talk and be friendly with each other and have the family fit right in. She even rode EE with my kids and husband since I am not a big fan of that ride.

I feel like I am forgetting something, something kinda important. Maybe it will come to me.

Why did I have to make rope drop?????

Hmmmmmmm.

I knew this park would be hot, it always is here and this trip was no exception. I knew we would hit our favorite rides and probably leave by 3pm tops. Getting there at park opening really makes this plan happen. Hit the Safari, get to the early Nebo Show, find a Yeti a few times, spend some time in Dino land and we are golden.

Golden we were!

There was a huge celebrity at the park today, I mean humongous! Bigger than the day we caught Beyonce taping her Christmas song at the castle.

No, not Donald Duck, or Goofy, but it might have been Mickey Mouse.

Let me ask the kids.......Matt says Devine, and Mal confirmed.

I gave them one more shot and this time I asked, who was the guy and his wife we met? Zack says Nebo! He is right!

This is the day I got to meet Nebo and Smidgy! How can I forget that, its not like I walked into a wall and bumped my head and forgot!

But there was this kid using the drinking fountain who popped me in the face with his elbow………no, but I do know a certain someone who did do that to a little kid. Not naming names, cause I'm nice like that.




We got to AK early cause Nebo and Smidgy made special plans to meet up with us at this park for a few hours before they headed home. It was important to get there at rope drop so we could do some of the best rides and attractions together.

I believe we got to the park first. I scanned that whole area really good while waiting to get in. We went over to the right as you enter and my kids were already taking some ice from a vendor. It was steamy sweaty hot.

The kind when my glasses just fog up for no good reason just to annoy me.

We waited a few minutes and I spot them, doh! It was really easy to pick them out of a crowd, Nebo is tall.

I tell Tim I see them and I head over to where they are standing.

Now, I imagined this in my head many times.

How would I approach them?

I warned them that I couldn’t be held accountable for my actions when this happened.

I can be a little crazy, I know it’s a shock.

So impulsively I just walked right over to them and as Steve’s eyes and brain caught up to each other, and after the shock of seeing me for the first time wore off, he jumped back a little.

I think I startled him.

Then it sank in that here we are, face to face and I wasn’t going to harm him and he was looking at me like I was a freak, so I just leaned in and hugged him and laughed. Cause that is what normal people do right?

Tim and the kids came over and we all officially met.

It was a great moment for me and I felt giddy and I probably looked silly but I don’t really care.

He showed me his little bump on his head and the scab and I think I was like all that fuss for that?

He really brushed off the ordeal of falling, as if it happened often and he was used to injuring himself, and I too was like, ok, he lived no big deal.

We discuss our plans and what we wanted to do and seemed to be in agreement to head over to the safari ride. I kind of felt like Nebo took charge but I was ok with that. After reading about his trip and how he didn’t get to do much of anything while on his, I understand it. I never felt like I was forced into doing anything, I’d follow them anywhere in the park. We usually do head to this ride first thing upon entering so no twisting my arm over this.

There was maybe a 10 minute wait and while we walked the cue we talked and it was like how you talk with real good friends. My daughters talked to Smidgy, my sons and husband talked with Nebo, it was a nice time. I wanted to relish this. I walked at first from behind and watched. It was great seeing my family, my husband and children almost bonding with Nebo and Smidgy. I was pleased and somehow I knew this is how it was going to happen.

The ride was exciting and we had a lot of good views of the animals. They were putting on a good show. I actually didn’t miss the poachers and the chase and much more appreciated the informative dialog. Bonus points for Disney.

As we were on the ride I was getting texts from Lynda and Noni that they arrived and they met us at the exit.

More hugs and introductions and we all headed toward Nemo.

Now this was no ordinary stroll. We were a large group and it was just amazing to be in all of this great company. I was really walking tall and feeling so happy when we came upon this.

Never in all of my 9 trips have I seen Devine. She was truly amazing to watch. We stopped and I gawked! I could have stayed there a long time and just watched her move. Mmmmmmmmm I feel lucky today!

We did get to the Nemo show early and were seated and had a good 20 minutes to just talk and relax. We took up a few rows and surprisingly this show had a lot of empty seats at show time.

I took a few candids.

We headed to EE and the line was not bad, we used everyone’s ticket and fastpassed it so my family could ride twice more. Thanks guys!

This is where I believe we parted. It was almost lunch time and they were ready to head to their next destination. We started the goodbyes and wishing them well and then I got a hug back from Steve. I’m not sure exactly what he said, but I heard a sniffle, felt a tear, and knew I made some friends for life.

Or maybe it was sweat from the heat. I don't know, I like the first explanation better.

Lunch was in Dino Land and we paid a fortune for burgers and fries. I know I had something different and liked it, but I can’t for the life of me remember those kind of details.

The boys went their own way while Tim rode with the girls. My mom was with us, but she kinda just blended in this day. I think she was staying low from being frisked at the entranced and forced to watch a safety video before they let her enter.

Noni and I sat for some time and talked and we parted ways just before my family was ready to leave.

There are some pretty awesome people around here and I feel so lucky to have had the time to spend some together at a place we all love.

Thanks Lynda, Noni, Smidy and Nebo for putting some extra pixie dust into our vacation.

We went home and chilled. This is beginning to be a routine with us, and honestly a routine I really like.

I am thinking there might have been some severe weather concerns this day and maybe Steve can confirm what they encountered on their drive out of FL.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Great update, Mony, glad you finally got to meet!

 

[mmeb144]

My mom was with us, but she kinda just blended in this day. I think she was staying low from being frisked at the entranced and forced to watch a safety video before they let her enter.

Do the CMs pass around the word about bad drivers on the ECVs? Your poor mom.

 

[smidgy]

it was so great to meet up! it's kinda weird, being friends for years with someone and yet never meeting face to face. It was like, "how do you do? I've known you forever!"

mony's kids are justawesome.. al very polite and FRIENDLY! I love friendly kids (as opposed tothose who just kinda grunt) I think mony was trying to tell the girls to call me Miss Diane, and I told them I am Grandma Smidgy, and they can just call me Smidgy.. Malory showed ma huge smile and said "I LIKE that!" aw!

I was happy they got to sit in the back row on the safari.. it's the best. you can turn around and see the aniamls as we drive away, with no one blocking your view. (I am usually next to someonewho leans forward the whole time, not just long enough to see the animal and then back your head up a bit so someone else can see. you know the one who needs to tkae 50 pictures of each animal and doesn't care if anyone next to them gets a picture.

I have long given up on pictures on the safari anyway.. I just want to enjoy seeing them now, in the present. I can look at pictures of an animal anytime I want, ya' know?

one funny thing before the nemo show. we were towards the upper back, in 2 rows. since we had plenty time to kil, we were all talking.. this couple next to us asked me "are you all together?" we said, "yeah" (um, what gave it away?) they kinda gave us a dirty look and moved way over. now, they had seats with no one in front, but they moved closer to the edge, with peopole in front of them. I guess they figured we would talk through the whole thing (which we didn't) oh well

it was kind of a bittersweet day.. fun to meet old friends, but we had to head home.... I wanted to stay!! have lunch with them, do more stuff. sleep in florida that night. wah!!!!!

 

[dwheatl]

that sounds so fun. I'm jealous. My only DisMeet was in Pennsylvania.

 

[monymony3471]

Do the CMs pass around the word about bad drivers on the ECVs? Your poor mom.

That was a joke!

 

[monymony3471]

it was so great to meet up! it's kinda weird, being friends for years with someone and yet never meeting face to face. It was like, "how do you do? I've known you forever!"

mony's kids are justawesome.. al very polite and FRIENDLY! I love friendly kids (as opposed tothose who just kinda grunt) I think mony was trying to tell the girls to call me Miss Diane, and I told them I am Grandma Smidgy, and they can just call me Smidgy.. Malory showed ma huge smile and said "I LIKE that!" aw!

I was happy they got to sit in the back row on the safari.. it's the best. you can turn around and see the aniamls as we drive away, with no one blocking your view. (I am usually next to someonewho leans forward the whole time, not just long enough to see the animal and then back your head up a bit so someone else can see. you know the one who needs to tkae 50 pictures of each animal and doesn't care if anyone next to them gets a picture.

I have long given up on pictures on the safari anyway.. I just want to enjoy seeing them now, in the present. I can look at pictures of an animal anytime I want, ya' know?

one funny thing before the nemo show. we were towards the upper back, in 2 rows. since we had plenty time to kil, we were all talking.. this couple next to us asked me "are you all together?" we said, "yeah" (um, what gave it away?) they kinda gave us a dirty look and moved way over. now, they had seats with no one in front, but they moved closer to the edge, with peopole in front of them. I guess they figured we would talk through the whole thing (which we didn't) oh well

it was kind of a bittersweet day.. fun to meet old friends, but we had to head home.... I wanted to stay!! have lunch with them, do more stuff. sleep in florida that night. wah!!!!!

Oh it would have been a riot to hang out more especially if us adults could of had some time together, I just thought of it now, you and Steve cold have stayed at the house. We had plenty of room! Where was my brain??? The girls could have slept in our room and you could of had a room to yourselves. To give you one more day in FL where Steve was feeling better and a home cooked meal.

You shared those moments with me about Malorie so I wanted you to have the chance to write about it. I am proud of my children and that they are friendly and respectful around others.

We will hopefully one day get a chance to do it again!

 

[monymony3471]

that sounds so fun. I'm jealous. My only DisMeet was in Pennsylvania.

It was fun! I have met another diser who lives a few hours away from me once in MI and once while on vacation in Disney.

 

[mmeb144]

Originally Posted by mmeb144

Do the CMs pass around the word about bad drivers on the ECVs? Your poor mom.

That was a joke!

I knew that. I meant your poor mom for having you pick on her like that.

 

[monymony3471]

I knew that. I meant your poor mom for having you pick on her like that.

I tolerate a lot from my mom. I respect her and I am a great daughter to her, she has given so much to me and my family in terms of love, support, watching my kids, helping with my day care, and I have had to put up with her "stuff" graciously.

I haven't even written about all of it, just some of it. I don't wanna come across as ruthless......

Let's just say this is my little way to release some of my pent up frustrations with her in this forum. She has gone with us on all of our family vacations except one.

I've always told my kids that if I ever get like grandma, which is very likely, she is my mother, tell me You are just like your mom, and I will get it.

 

[smidgy]

Oh it would have been a riot to hang out more especially if us adults could of had some time together, I just thought of it now, you and Steve cold have stayed at the house. We had plenty of room! Where was my brain??? The girls could have slept in our room and you could of had a room to yourselves. To give you one more day in FL where Steve was feeling better and a home cooked meal.

You shared those moments with me about Malorie so I wanted you to have the chance to write about it. I am proud of my children and that they are friendly and respectful around others.

We will hopefully one day get a chance to do it again!

that would've bee fun!! but we were pushing it as it was. I took enough time off work. well, there's never really enought ime off work...)

 

[nebo]

Just reading your chapter title and I"m already starting to turn red.
So I'm just going to comment on a couple things.

I awake and I am anxious.

Funny, most of my next chapter is already written, and it starts out pretty much the same way.

It really felt good meeting up with people you have come to know here on the dis. Her DH is even a CM at AK, HCIT?

I have never seen HCIT before in my life,
but I almost threw out my elbow patting myself on the back when I figured it out, how crazy is that? And yes, I know, don't correct me, dear.

We had a great time and met up at the Safari, we strolled around and caught the Finding Nemo show. We had gotten there early and had time to talk and it was like our own little mini Dis meet. Lynda spent the morning with us with her mom and her darling son and then they had to leave. Noni was able to hang out longer and have lunch with us. It’s really nice to meet people for the first time and it not feel like a first time meeting, it is so easy to talk and be friendly with each other and have the family fit right in. She even rode EE with my kids and husband since I am not a big fan of that ride.

I feel like I am forgetting something, something kinda important. Maybe it will come to me.

Why did I have to make rope drop?????

Hmmmmmmm.

Pssst, over here.

I knew this park would be hot, it always is here and this trip was no exception. I knew we would hit our favorite rides and probably leave by 3pm tops. Getting there at park opening really makes this plan happen. Hit the Safari, get to the early Nebo Show, find a Yeti a few times, spend some time in Dino land and we are golden.

The official name is Finding Nebo, the Moronical.

There was a huge celebrity at the park today, I mean humongous! Bigger than the day we caught Beyonce taping her Christmas song at the castle.

No, not Donald Duck, or Goofy, but it might have been Mickey Mouse.

You just love to see me squirm, don't you?

Let me ask the kids.......Matt says Devine, and Mal confirmed.

OH, how vain I am. Of course you meant Devine in your title, I forgot you never saw her before.



But there was this kid using the drinking fountain who popped me in the face with his elbow………no, but I do know a certain someone who did do that to a little kid. Not naming names, cause I'm nice like that.


Wow, that was a long time ago, one of the first reports and yes, the ironic part was that I was trying to get a couple of vikes out of my SMALL pocket with my big fat fist that is now closed on them and won't come out easily, like the kid in the proverbial cookie jar, and I nailed that little Japanese girl right in the nose with my elbow.
Who then proceeded to apologize to me for hitting me in teh elbow with her nose. I felt like I shold have given her the vikes.

We got to AK early cause Nebo and Smidgy made special plans to meet up with us at this park for a few hours before they headed home. It was important to get there at rope drop so we could do some of the best rides and attractions together.

I didn't mean to take charge or make demands, it's just that we only had a few hours that we could stay there before we had to hit the road.

I believe we got to the park first. I scanned that whole area really good while waiting to get in. We went over to the right as you enter and my kids were already taking some ice from a vendor. It was steamy sweaty hot.

Yes, you did get there ahead of us, and yes, it was hot. You got this part right at least.

The kind when my glasses just fog up for no good reason just to annoy me.

that was incredible! They kept the busses usually at room temperature, provided the room was a meat locker, and the few times that week I did use the bus, the second I got off it was, WHOOSH, instant blindness from the fog eclipse.

We waited a few minutes and I spot them, doh! It was really easy to pick them out of a crowd, Nebo is tall.

I'm not that tall, I just combed my scalp into a pompadour that morning to LOOK taller.

I tell Tim I see them and I head over to where they are standing.

Now, I imagined this in my head many times.

How would I approach them?
A Hari Krishna robe would have been funny.



So impulsively I just walked right over to them and as Steve’s eyes and brain caught up to each other,
Boy, they don't make celebrity adoration like they used to.


and after the shock of seeing me for the first time wore off, he jumped back a little.

I think I startled him.

I thought you were going to hit me for how the phone calls worked out when we got cut off in the middle.

Then it sank in that here we are, face to face and I wasn’t going to harm him and he was looking at me like I was a freak, so I just leaned in and hugged him and laughed. Cause that is what normal people do right?

How would either us us know the answer to that?

Tim and the kids came over and we all officially met.

It was a great moment for me and I felt giddy and I probably looked silly but I don’t really care.

He showed me his little bump on his head and the scab and I think I was like all that fuss for that?

Yep, I knew that was going to come across that way, it had been almost a week now. Looks like nothing now. I got the same response when I showed off my vasectomy scar a week later.
I mean my appendix scar.

Geesh.

. It was great seeing my family, my husband and children almost bonding with Nebo and Smidgy. I was pleased and somehow I knew this is how it was going to happen.

Yeah, I agree. It would have been great to spend an afternoon just sitting by a pool with a margarita and just talk.

The ride was exciting and we had a lot of good views of the animals. They were putting on a good show. I actually didn’t miss the poachers and the chase and much more appreciated the informative dialog. Bonus points for Disney.

i always thought the poacher routine was childish, and felt bad for the driver for having to try and make it sound serious.

Nowthat I think about it, I shold have just waited for you to post this chapter, and then I could just copy and paste it into my report, and gone out for a beer.

As we were on the ride I was getting texts from Lynda and Noni that they arrived and they met us at the exit.

More hugs and introductions and we all headed toward Nemo.

Now this was no ordinary stroll. We were a large group and it was just amazing to be in all of this great company. I was really walking tall and feeling so happy when we came upon this.

Never in all of my 9 trips have I seen Devine. She was truly amazing to watch. We stopped and I gawked! I could have stayed there a long time and just watched her move. Mmmmmmmmm I feel lucky today!

Man, how many reports did I do about trying to,,, THIS TIME, WE ARE DEFINATELY GOING TO SEE DEVINE , and it never happened.
Now?
She comes over for Thanksgiving!
You have to hide the salad and the sweet potatos though.

We did get to the Nemo show early and were seated and had a good 20 minutes to just talk and relax. We took up a few rows and surprisingly this show had a lot of empty seats at show time.

Ok, hold it right there. Not that it's important, except for the incredibley anal that is, but we/you, stopped at Expedition Evey on the WAY TO Nemo, we gave you our tickets to get fastpasses but I think Tim and the rest did a standby that only had a 15 minute wait, and could then use our fastpasses for a second ride. I remember your mom
disappearing into the exit shop and I wondered if we'd see her again before the Nemo show.

I took a few candids.

We headed to EE and the line was not bad, we used everyone’s ticket and fastpassed it so my family could ride twice more. Thanks guys!

This is where I believe we parted. It was almost lunch time and they were ready to head to their next destination. We started the goodbyes and wishing them well and then I got a hug back from Steve. I’m not sure exactly what he said, but I heard a sniffle, felt a tear, and knew I made some friends for life.

My hayfeber geds bad in August.

There are some pretty awesome people around here and I feel so lucky to have had the time to spend some together at a place we all love.

Thanks Lynda, Noni, Smidy and Nebo for putting some extra pixie dust into our vacation.

I couldn't agree more, you have no idea how important that was to me to be able to leave my favorite place on earth with a warm fuzzy feeling inside, which is due to you and your family.
Thank you.

.

Oh it would have been a riot to hang out more especially if us adults could of had some time together, I just thought of it now, you and Steve cold have stayed at the house. We had plenty of room! Where was my brain??? The girls could have slept in our room and you could of had a room to yourselves. To give you one more day in FL where Steve was feeling better and a home cooked meal.

You shared those moments with me about Malorie so I wanted you to have the chance to write about it. I am proud of my children and that they are friendly and respectful around others.

We will hopefully one day get a chance to do it again!

there really was no way we could have stretched it out, but yea, it sure would have been great,
there was something about the way Maddie would say Nebo,
that made me want to pick her up and hug her.
Hey, next trip, can I borrow your kids?
again, thanks mony

 

[monymony3471]

Funny, most of my next chapter is already written, and it starts out pretty much the same way.

Great minds......

It really felt good meeting up with people you have come to know here on the dis. Her DH is even a CM at AK, HCIT?

Nebo said: I have never seen HCIT before in my life,
but I almost threw out my elbow patting myself on the back when I figured it out, how crazy is that? And yes, I know, don't correct me, dear.

I figured it fitting to throw that one in for prosperity, IMIU

Nebo said: You just love to see me squirm, don't you?

Turn red is more like it.

Let me ask the kids.......Matt says Devine, and Mal confirmed.

Nebo said: OH, how vain I am. Of course you meant Devine in your title, I forgot you never saw her before.

I know you know that I know you were being silly, silly!

But there was this kid using the drinking fountain who popped me in the face with his elbow………no, but I do know a certain someone who did do that to a little kid. Not naming names, cause I'm nice like that.

Nebo said: Wow, that was a long time ago, one of the first reports and yes, the ironic part was that I was trying to get a couple of vikes out of my SMALL pocket with my big fat fist that is now closed on them and won't come out easily, like the kid in the proverbial cookie jar, and I nailed that little Japanese girl right in the nose with my elbow.
Who then proceeded to apologize to me for hitting me in teh elbow with her nose. I felt like I shold have given her the vikes.

Proof I do read your reports!

Nebo said: I didn't mean to take charge or make demands, it's just that we only had a few hours that we could stay there before we had to hit the road.

I knew that would come off wrong, you seem like a take charge kind of person and we were completely fine with that!

Nebo said: I thought you were going to hit me for how the phone calls worked out when we got cut off in the middle.

Hit you? Never, catch you from falling and hitting your head? More like it.

Mony said: Then it sank in that here we are, face to face and I wasn’t going to harm him and he was looking at me like I was a freak, so I just leaned in and hugged him and laughed. Cause that is what normal people do right?

Nebo said: How would either us us know the answer to that?

So you agree!?

Nebo said: Yep, I knew that was going to come across that way, it had been almost a week now. Looks like nothing now. I got the same response when I showed off my vasectomy scar a week later.
I mean my appendix scar.

The funniest thing I ever read, laughed so hard I cried, my family thinks I'm a freak, don't care hystorecterical!!!!

Nebo said: Nowthat I think about it, I shold have just waited for you to post this chapter, and then I could just copy and paste it into my report, and gone out for a beer.

NO!

Nebo said: Ok, hold it right there. Not that it's important, except for the incredibley anal that is, but we/you, stopped at Expedition Evey on the WAY TO Nemo, we gave you our tickets to get fastpasses but I think Tim and the rest did a standby that only had a 15 minute wait, and could then use our fastpasses for a second ride. I remember your mom
disappearing into the exit shop and I wondered if we'd see her again before the Nemo show.

I tried! Sometimes things get all mixed up after several months, and teaching, and raising a family, and planning for teaching, and school, and assignments, and stuff. Head is still working pretty good there!

Nebo said: My hayfeber geds bad in August.

Sniff!

Nebo said: I couldn't agree more, you have no idea how important that was to me to be able to leave my favorite place on earth with a warm fuzzy feeling inside, which is due to you and your family.
Thank you.

.

I'm all about warm fuzzies.............and fuzzy navels! Next time we share one of those. But not from the same cup, that would be grose.

Nebo said: there was something about the way Maddie would say Nebo,
that made me want to pick her up and hug her.
Hey, next trip, can I borrow your kids?
again, thanks mony

Hey Matt! Nebo want's to celebrate your birthdays at Universal Studios, pack your bags kids! What time should I drop them off?

 

[smidgy]

mony, you are right. nebo IS a "take charge" kinda guy. which is one reason Todd drove him nutz.. Todd doesn't take orders or follow a lead, at all. (no matter how many times we have been to disney)

 

[pkondz]

I awake and I am anxious.

See, this is where we differ. I would be anxious if I couldn't wake up.

But to each his (or her) own.

I have this nervous feeling going on. I stayed up late packing everything we would need for the park this day, I wanted to leave early so we could for absolutely sure make park opening.

Just so I'm following this right. You were meeting Nebo, so you were nervous. Understandable. Then you packed in case you had to make a quick getaway.

Okay. I'm with you.

My kids grumbled when I woke them and told them to shower.

Wash everything I warned them.

Real good too I added.

You can't be too careful when meeting this guy. Although I'd probably get them to scrub (hard) after meeting him.

I have a list of people we are meeting today from the Dis at AK today.

It's really great that you were able to meet up with all these never-met/seldom-met friends. Yes I include Nebo in there. As much as I kibitz about him, I'm jealous that you got to actually meet him and Smidgy too.

I feel like I am forgetting something, something kinda important. Maybe it will come to me.

Nope. You've covered everything of importance.

Why did I have to make rope drop?????

Hmmmmmmm.

Because some tyranical person forced you?

Hit the Safari, get to the early Nebo Show, find a Yeti a few times, spend some time in Dino land and we are golden.

Get to the early what show?

Golden we were!

Yoda, you sound like.

There was a huge celebrity at the park today, I mean humongous! Bigger than the day we caught Beyonce taping her Christmas song at the castle.

Jim Nabors?

This is the day I got to meet Nebo and Smidgy! How can I forget that, its not like I walked into a wall and bumped my head and forgot!

Uh... You still talking about Nebo, here?

But there was this kid using the drinking fountain who popped me in the face with his elbow………no, but I do know a certain someone who did do that to a little kid. Not naming names, cause I'm nice like that.

What?!? Nebo! You didn't!

The kind when my glasses just fog up for no good reason just to annoy me.

There's nothing worse than uppity glasses.

How would I approach them?

I warned them that I couldn’t be held accountable for my actions when this happened.

Yeah, that should instill confidence!

I can be a little crazy, I know it’s a shock.

Gasp! I'm flabbergasted!

So impulsively I just walked right over to them and as Steve’s eyes and brain caught up to each other, and after the shock of seeing me for the first time wore off, he jumped back a little.

I think I startled him.

I would've liked to have seen that.

Then it sank in that here we are, face to face and I wasn’t going to harm him and he was looking at me like I was a freak, so I just leaned in and hugged him and laughed. Cause that is what normal people do right?

When you're happy to see someone? Absolutely! I don't know about Nebo, but I would've been grinning from ear to ear.

It was a great moment for me and I felt giddy and I probably looked silly but I don’t really care.

Good. Never be embarrassed because you're happy.

He showed me his little bump on his head and the scab and I think I was like all that fuss for that?

So what you're saying is, he's just a big baby?

He really brushed off the ordeal of falling, as if it happened often and he was used to injuring himself.

Yeah, imagine that.

I kind of felt like Nebo took charge but I was ok with that. After reading about his trip and how he didn’t get to do much of anything while on his, I understand it.

Ditto.

I never felt like I was forced into doing anything, I’d follow them anywhere in the park.

Uh, oh. Look out Nebo, looks like you got yourself a stalker.

There was maybe a 10 minute wait and while we walked the cue we talked and it was like how you talk with real good friends. My daughters talked to Smidgy, my sons and husband talked with Nebo, it was a nice time.

Isn't it great how the Dis does that?

I walked at first from behind and watched.

I'm sorry? What? You walked and watched Nebo's behind?


Umm... okay.

Thanks for sharing?

It was great seeing my family, my husband and children almost bonding with Nebo and Smidgy.

I'm sorry, but that just sticks out. They almost bonded with Nebo and Smidgy.

Never in all of my 9 trips have I seen Devine. She was truly amazing to watch. We stopped and I gawked! I could have stayed there a long time and just watched her move. Mmmmmmmmm I feel lucky today!

Isn't she great? The first time I saw her I was amazed. The next time we went to AK (4 years later) I made a point to find out when and where she was going to be. Still great, four years later.

We headed to EE and the line was not bad, we used everyone’s ticket and fastpassed it so my family could ride twice more. Thanks guys!

That's pretty smart. I probably wouldn't have thought of using other's tickets for fastpasses.

We started the goodbyes and wishing them well and then I got a hug back from Steve. I’m not sure exactly what he said, but I heard a sniffle, felt a tear, and knew I made some friends for life.

Aww... Yeah, I always suspected Steve was a big ol' softy.

The boys went their own way while Tim rode with the girls. My mom was with us, but she kinda just blended in this day. I think she was staying low from being frisked at the entranced and forced to watch a safety video before they let her enter.

Alert! Alert! It's stroller lady!

There are some pretty awesome people around here and I feel so lucky to have had the time to spend some together at a place we all love.

I agree 100%. There are some pretty awesome people on the Dis and you are lucky to have gotten the opportunity to meet some of them.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[nebo]

I know itj's hard to follow when only half the conversation comes through, but I have to try.

You can't be too careful when meeting this guy. Although I'd probably get them to scrub (hard) after meeting him.

Oh you are too clever. You should take that act on the road. I hear they are looking for comedians in Syria!

It's really great that you were able to meet up with all these never-met/seldom-met friends. Yes I include Nebo in there. As much as I kibitz about him, I'm jealous that you got to actually meet him and Smidgy too.

Kibitz? Going through your Yiddish phase, Ponzistein?
And hey, we talk on the phone.
Well, at least when Thumper man isn't waiting.


Because some tyranical person forced you?

Hey Thanks, cool adjective, so much better than "dork".



Jim Nabors?

GOllly, Surprise surprise surprise.


Gasp! I'm flabbergasted!

Why were you fiberglassed?

When you're happy to see someone? Absolutely! I don't know about Nebo, but I would've been grinning from ear to ear.

Trust me, I was.

Good. Never be embarrassed because you're happy.



So what you're saying is, he's just a big baby?

Goo?





Uh, oh. Look out Nebo, looks like you got yourself a stalker.

She said she'd follow me in the park, not the dark!

Isn't it great how the Dis does that?



I'm sorry? What? You walked and watched Nebo's behind?
Even I'm not touching that.
So to speak.





I'm sorry, but that just sticks out. They almost bonded with Nebo and Smidgy.

I think it was when I mentioned the Turkish Prison part that kept it at "Almost".

Isn't she great? The first time I saw her I was amazed. The next time we went to AK (4 years later) I made a point to find out when and where she was going to be. Still great, four years later.

Yup, I love watching her move.

That's pretty smart. I probably wouldn't have thought of using other's tickets for fastpasses.

I believe you Scarecrow.





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I agree 100%. There are some pretty awesome people on the Dis and you are lucky to have gotten the opportunity to meet some of them.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[monymony3471]

See, this is where we differ. I would be anxious if I couldn't wake up.

But to each his (or her) own.

If you couldn't wake up, you'd be anything but anxious.

Just so I'm following this right. You were meeting Nebo, so you were nervous. Understandable. Then you packed in case you had to make a quick getaway.

Okay. I'm with you.

Yes, some people call me Bobbie Sue.


It's really great that you were able to meet up with all these never-met/seldom-met friends. Yes I include Nebo in there. As much as I kibitz about him, I'm jealous that you got to actually meet him and Smidgy too.


Crap! I knew I forgot something, I should have asked him for his autograph!


Get to the early what show?

Did I type that? LOL! I trust you, is that a slip or something? Wait it might make him blush again.

Uh, oh. Look out Nebo, looks like you got yourself a stalker.

I'm glad we only had that one day in the same park, because I'm afraid I might have been looking for them and not focusing on our vacation. Is that possible?

I'm sorry? What? You walked and watched Nebo's behind?

No Diane kept blocking my view!

I'm sorry, but that just sticks out. They almost bonded with Nebo and Smidgy.

Bad word choice but this great conversation we were all having on a first meet was crazy!

 

[pkondz]

Oh you are too clever. You should take that act on the road. I hear they are looking for comedians in Syria!

Sweet! Always on the lookout for a new gig.

Kibitz? Going through your Yiddish phase, Ponzistein?

Are you making fun of my religion?

Because some tyranical person forced you?

Hey Thanks, cool adjective, so much better than "dork".

Tyranasaurus Dork?

Gasp! I'm flabbergasted!

Why were you fiberglassed?

No, I try not to eat too much fiber, it gives me glass.

So what you're saying is, he's just a big baby?

Goo?

Gah!

I'm sorry? What? You walked and watched Nebo's behind?

Even I'm not touching that.
So to speak.

I think it was when I mentioned the Turkish Prison part that kept it at "Almost".

And when you asked if they liked movies about gladiators.

 

[pkondz]

If you couldn't wake up, you'd be anything but anxious.

Are you sure? I was there once before, ya know.

Crap! I knew I forgot something, I should have asked him for his autograph!

Probably for the best. He would've just somehow managed to poke himself in the eye with the pen.

I'm sorry? What? You walked and watched Nebo's behind?

No Diane kept blocking my view!

Butt you were looking.

Atta girl.